Posted on 10/13/2014 3:56:48 PM PDT by NYer
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“accepting and VALUING their sexual orientation”
No one is has a homosexual orientation. Homosexual acts are “intrinsically disordered”. They are “acts of grave depravity”. The church can not VALUE or accept this depravity. To do so would fly in the face of Catechism of the Catholic Church. Francis and his merry band of liberal heretics need their heads examined.
“Homosexuality refers to relations between men or between women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction toward persons of the same sex. It has taken a great variety of forms through the centuries and in different cultures. Its psychological genesis remains largely unexplained. Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that “homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered.” They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved”
If you’re going to “value” homosexual’ orientations, why not “value” pedophiliac, incestuous, or polygamous orientations?
What value do you see in homosexual orientations, johnie? What do you see they can contribute to the Catholic Church?
This synod stuff is a surprise to me (for shame...) but if you guys are following it, please ping me. Thanks!
Your title says caucus but not which one. I will fix it. In the future, be sure to get the caucus name in there, even if you have to abbreviate words.
There is an article I have posted, post number 27.
Rosary rosary rosary. We must stay strong and faithful. When has our faith ever been an easy thing? That was never promised. The thing we (I) must guard against the most is the temptation to despair. Nope, not happening.
Pray for me brothers and sisters, I am praying for you
Many folks think they are good people even when they are in a disordered relationship. They need to be made to see that they are putting their souls in jeopardy. If they care enough to show up for Mass we need to extend kindness. I have seen a fair amount of harshness on this forum over the years and quite frankly it is very off putting. Jesus did not just come for the good, he came for all. Not all will follow, but that is his desire.
Before anyone thinks I am wanting to change the teaching. I do not. I do understand that there are real people who have real hurts and it is a pastors job to help them work through that hurt. Merely giving the Eucharist will not heal the disordered if they are still disordered, but patient teaching and understanding may lead them to see that they must change their lives.
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